Manufacturing costs calculation for components and assemblies, target costing, cost reduction workshops internal and at suppliers. Selection of best suppliers for optimized manufacturing processes.

Precise manufacturing cost calculations are becoming an indispensable resource in all kind of businesses like automotive, health care, food, clothing,... anywhere where there is value added and transformation, to understand precisely what are the actual costs and what should be the real costs after improvement of processes and removing waste. This website is a serious attempt to share common practices and expand a common language within this community of cost engineers and Should Cost calculators.

Global Purchasing Manager for Fuel Systems Canisters. Coordination of purchasing activities for new businesses in 3 regions.

Global strategy for flat and wire steel for BW Morse chains.

After integration of Delphi into BW, now changing responsability to Morse Division, for Europe plants.

Understanding manufacturing costs is key for Designing to cost, competitive customer quoting, and correct purchasing activities. The Cost Engineering team is responsible for Should-Cost calculation of BOM, Product Engineering support for Design-to-cost of new components, Purchasing support for sourcing decisions, Extended-Value Stream Maps of saleable products, competitive analysis, potential savings ideas cost calculations, etc . Each cost engineer is a technical expert in the different manufacturing technologies required for their categories (machined parts, powder metal, casting, stamping, plastic injection, electronics, etc.), and we propose improvements in the manufacturing processes by being up to date in latest technology and being able to accurately calculate product costing.

In addition, UK Purchasing coordinator for Machinery & EquipmentEstablish supply-base strategies, negotiate key projects with suppliers and provide Manufacturing with the best equipment at best price.

Job Sub-Title: Global Cost and Technincal Leader for Machined Parts and Powder Metal.Close collaboration with Product Engineer, Advance Purchasing and Key suppliers to Design to Cost. Providing training on Cost Management to GSM, Product Engineering and Total Cost teams, and directly involved in all Delphi new projects for all divisions world-wide.

Main function is to determine best process and associated costs related to machined parts (also for castings, forgings, and almost any mfg process), for furture use by Purchasing, Process or Product Engineering.

Coordinate pre-bids and final recommendation sourcing activities for Delphi (ALL divisions), for Machined-Parts, Powder Metal and Springs.Global Technical and Cost Leader for Machined parts and Powder Metal (Worldwide).

Implementation of the Lean System (Toyota Production System) in strategic suppliers